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Arimo is a tiny town of 351 people in Bannock County, Idaho. It's about 26 miles from Pocatello, ID and 124 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $960 a month.
351people
$236kTypical home
$960/moRent
88° / 32°Summer / winter
45"Snow
244Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 351
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 708 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 26 mi to Pocatello, ID
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,486/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (269 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,263 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to PIH airport
- 123 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,754 ft
- 581 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bannock County: R+25 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.